No person or persons shall destroy or injure in any way whatsoever
or tamper with or deface any public property of the Borough of Sellersville
or any lamp, ornamental work, building, streetlight, fire hydrant
or traffic signs, signals or markings on any of the streets, alleys,
parks or other public grounds in the Borough.
No person shall willfully or maliciously destroy or remove or
deface or obliterate or cover up any lamp, warning sign or traffic
sign, signals or markings or barricade erected by the authorities
of the Borough or by any person, firm or corporation doing work by
permission of the authorities of the Borough on any of the streets,
alleys, sidewalks or bridges in the Borough, as a warning of danger.
This chapter shall not apply to normal activities in connection
with the construction, maintenance and repair of streets, alleys,
sidewalks and public grounds and the structures and fixtures located
thereon nor to incidental results of work thereon or therein upon
permit from or authority of the Borough.
[Amended 9-12-1966 by Ord. No. 349; 7-7-1997 by Ord. No. 604; 10-12-2015 by Ord. No. 703]
This chapter shall be enforced by a criminal action in the same
manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. A person convicted of violating
this chapter shall be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000
per violation, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees
incurred by the Borough of Sellersville, or to imprisonment for not
more than 90 days, or both. Violations of more than one provision
of this chapter shall constitute separate violations. Each day that
a violation of any provision of this chapter continues or occurs shall
constitute a separate violation.
[Amended 10-12-2015 by Ord. No. 703]
In order to facilitate the apprehension, arrest and conviction
of any person or persons violating any provision of this chapter,
a reward of $25 is hereby created which shall be paid by the Borough
Manager/Secretary to any person who gives information to any law enforcement
officer leading to the apprehension, arrest and conviction of anyone
violating any provision of this chapter.